Yearly Archives: 2008

Promising new drug for spinal cord injuries

Each year in the United States, about 11,000 people suffer a spinal cord injury. Recent research shows what happens in the first days after an...

Nanotechnology may help spinal cord injury

EVANSTON, Ill., April 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have created a nano-engineered gel that can enable severed spinal cord fibers to regenerate...

Experimental Russian stem cell treatments for spinal injury credited for woman’s progress

When Kadi DeHaan took her first steps in December, two years after a car accident forced her into a wheelchair, she did it in...

Running Icy Cold Saline Shown To Prevent Paralysis Among Spinal Cord Injuries

Lowering Body's Temperature Protects Against Damage According to the Spinal Cord Injury Information Network, there are about 11,000 new cases of spinal cord injuries each...

West Seattle native fights back from bizarre surfing injury

That’s 20-year-old Adrianna “Addie” Killam, who grew up in West Seattle — graduating from Our Lady of Guadalupe in 2002, Holy Names Academy in...

Alberta researcher gets $50,000 grant to help paralyzed patients walk

A University of Alberta researcher who developed a device to help patients with spinal cord injuries walk was awarded a $50,000 grant on Wednesday. Dr....

Promising new nanotechnology for spinal cord injury

CHICAGO -- A spinal cord injury often leads to permanent paralysis and loss of sensation below the site of the injury because the damaged...

Jessica's Story

Up until two years ago, Jessica was just an active teenager in her sophomore year of High School.

Everett visits paralysis researchers

Kevin Everett and Marc Buoniconti each suffered a severe spinal cord injury while making a tackle. The difference between them on Friday was the...

Tale Of Two Spinal Injuries Shows Progress

Everett, Buoniconti Injuries Highlight Advances Of Last 20 Years MIAMI -- Kevin Everett and Marc Buoniconti each suffered a severe spinal cord injury while making...